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\ 001m PLANTER. No. 289,927.

Patented Dec. 11, 1883.

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BY NUNAMACKER, or DE soro, IOWA.

CORN PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,927, dated December 11, 1883.-

Application filed July 3, i883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

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Be it known that I, BYNUNAMAOKER, a citiband is loosened and the machine thrown out zen of the United States of America, residing at De Soto, in the county of Dallas and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Planters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a partv of this specification, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation; Fig. 2, a top plan view. Fig. 3 is an end view; Fig. 4, a detail.

My invention relates to certain improvements in corn planters and markers; and it consists of certain novel constructions and arpi'oceed to describe.

Referring to the drawings, similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A is the frame of the machine, consisting of the side bars, a, and cross-bars a.

B is the axle, and G the driving-wheels.

D are pulleys, mounted upon the axle B, and secured to the driving-wheels C, so that said pulleys make the same number of revolutions as the driving-wheels.

E are upright guides, secured to the side bars, a.

F is a shaft, having its bearing in the upright guides E. r

G are pulleys, mounted upon the shaft 7F,

and connected with the pulleys D by the band I is a lever, fastened at one end to the rod 0, which has its bearings in the side bars, a. On each end of the rod care arms c, provided with the rollers (I.

- c is a spring-catch, which engages with the top of the lever 12. When it is desired to operate the pulleys, the lever is raised to a vertical position, as shown in Fig. 1, and the rollers (I forced against the bands H, and, tightening said bands, operate the pulleys, thus throwingthe machine in gear. The le- Patent of gear. Y I is a lever, fulcrunied at z, and having one end pivoted to the slide-bar h, the other end being pivoted to the reciprocating-crossbar K, which works in the slots or guides 7c.

L are friction-rollers, secured to the top of the crossbar K.

M is a cam-wheel, mounted upon the shaft F. Said cam-wheel, operating against the frietion-rollers L, actuates the cross-bar K and lever I, thusoperating the seed-planting mech anism. r

N are marking-spades, having the shanks N, which-work in the upright guides E.

n are friction-rollers, secured to the shanks N I O are cam-wheels, mounted upon the shaft F, and, operating against the friction-rollers m. actuate the markers N. These cam-wheels 7o alternately raise and lower said markers, and are so arranged. as to let the markers fall as they come opposite the spot where the seed is dropped, thus marking the exact position of the same. 7 5

The operation of my machine is as follows: The machine being thrown in gear, the camwheel M, operating against the friction-rollers L, actuates the lever I and seed-valve mechanism, and the cam-wheels 0, operating against 8 the rollers n, alternately raise and lower the markingspades, letting the same fall as'they comeopposite the point where the seed is dropped.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters bands H, shaft F, and cam-wheel M, in com- 5 bination with the cross-bar K, having the friction-rollers L, the lever I, and slide-bar 71, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I afilx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BY NUXAMACKER. Witnesses:

A. F. CONYERS, JOHN 1?. DOUGLAS. 

